While driving car several times on the highway, when accelerating all power went out from the CVT transmission (like running out of gas), rendering the car without power on the highway. This was and continues to be a big concern as we were left on a high speed road with no power to move the car. This has occurred several times and we have been fortunate to be in the right hand lane to get off the main road and not cause an accident. This condition is known by Nissan and other repair facilities as the Infiniti dealer in Orlando, Fla conducted a diagnostic test and noted the car needed a transmission replacement at approximately 88,000 miles. This replacement was for $12,220 dollars, which was far more than the car was worth and with a car that should have many more miles left to operate and maintained very well. As this is a major safety issue, one of several with this car, we are submitting another incident report indicating our concern with this car, which there are many (rear subframe rusting, rear passenger door locks). The car got towed approximately 200 miles to our local mechanic who knew of these issues, but after a few days of test driving could not duplicate the issue on local roads. We still operate the car on local roads below highway speeds, but are concerned that at any point power will be lost. Even selling the car is an ethical dilemma for us as we know of several safety issues submitted to the federal safety agency and Nissan has not issued any recalls or corrections to this year vehicle. Someone from the federal safety agency should take action with Nissan to recall this vehicle for safety issues! As with other incidents, we have all the documentation from these events.
2011 Nissan Murano: doors won't lock, open or latch
7 of the 148 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Murano describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
My vehicle's door lock will not unlock manually. If the auto locks stop working this shouldn't stop me from unlocking my vehicle manually. My original incident with this issue was with me in the vehicle. I was stuck in my truck. I had to climb over to the passenger side and get out that way. My second incident with this was all of my locks didn't work with the fob or with my key (mannually). Thankfully, I was not inside this time. I had to call roadside assistance. This is a real safety issue. During all of these incidents, my vehicle was stationary.
Twice in the last few weeks, when turning off the ignition, the lights when on, the headlights started blinking. And the entire electrical shutdown, not allowing me to change gears out of park, not turn on a light, nothing. Car had to be jump started. So dangerous, when kids are in the car, and I couldn't move it out of harm's way. See uploaded document for details.no way to put in neutral to move. Husband couldn't get out of car. Door locked from inside,
Rear driver side door does not open or actuate consistently when automatic door lock unit is engaged. Concerns are getting access to or out of vehicle in case of accident or a safety related issue should we need to enter the car in an emergency.
My door locks began to fail intermittently when I try to enter or exit the vehicle. On 2/13/16 I got into the vehicle late at night, cranked it, put it in drive, and began to pull off when the vehicle totally shut down and would not crank(leaving me stranded, at night, in freezing wrather). The vehicle would not restart. It would only click....then eventually do nothing. Later that evening we attempted again. It would not start until we hit the lock button on the remote.(battery previously replaced). This is clearly a defect with nissans as seen on many complaint forums. All 4 actuators failing are ridiculous. I was told by a mechanic (not associated with nissan but has had to work many of the same issues with their vehicles) that it is a security system issue and the vehicle actually thinks you are stealing it so it shuts down. Hopefully, it won't think that while I am traveling on the interstate. Please investigate. The next day, it wouldn't start.
All 4 of my door lock actuators have gone out at the same time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan murano. The contact stated that the front driver's side power door lock failed to function. The door would only unlock manually due to a faulty door actuator. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact mentioned that the rear driver's side door actuator was previously replaced by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2011 Nissan Murano door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2011 Nissan Murano?
7 of 148 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Murano (5%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Nissan Murano?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Nissan Murano
ABS 14Sunroof shattered 14CVT failure 13Transmission failure 13Brake failure 11Loss of power 9Hesitation 7Stalling 6Airbag light 5Check engine light 5Slipping 5
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